Bobby Jindal on theater shooting: 'We will get through this'

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Photos:Movie theater shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana

Law enforcement personnel stand near a police line at The Grand Theatre following a deadly shooting in Lafayette, Louisiana, on Thursday, July 23. The shooter in the Lafayette movie theater shooting died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound according to Louisiana State Police.

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Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, center, speaks with the media near the scene.

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Federal investigators arrive.

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Lafayette Police Department and Louisiana State Police units block an entrance road near the scene of the shooting.

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A Lafayette Police Department vehicle blocks an entrance at The Grand Theatre.

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(CNN)Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal spoke from just outside a Lafayette movie theater after a deadly shooting took place there Thursday, saying he was "horrified and shocked."

"We will get through this," Jindal said outside the theater, while investigators were still examining the crime scene. "This is a unified community."

Jindal, who said he was in Baton Rouge about 45 minutes away when he was notified of the shooting, was flanked by local and state law enforcement at the 9:45 p.m. local time press conference.

Details were scarce following the incident, which took place at the Grand Theatre 16, as local law enforcement officials said at a briefing they were unsure of how many were wounded or if anyone, besides the shooter had been killed.

Vice president of the Acadian Ambulance Clay Henry told CNN's Don Lemon on Thursday that at least nine people were wounded and brought into local hospitals. Henry said he was aware of two people who had died, one of which included the shooter.

Shortly after 8 p.m. local time, Jindal, who announced that he was running for the Republican nomination for president last month, used his Twitter account to ask her followers for prayers for those involved in the incident.

"Prayers for Lafayette at Grand Theater. Talking to state police colonel about shooting in Lafayette," Jindal tweeted.

Prayers for Lafayette at Grand Theater. Talking to state police colonel about shooting in Lafayette.